Muskingum River Power Plant

Location	Washington County, Ohio
Site Capacity (legacy)	1,200 MW nameplate (coal-fired)
Site Status	Legacy AEP coal-fired plant; redevelopment opportunity
Smartland Activity	Redevelopment bid submitted; ongoing evaluation
Region	PJM Interconnection footprint

Project Overview

Smartland Energy is actively pursuing the redevelopment opportunity at the Muskingum River Power Plant site in Washington County, Ohio - a former American Electric Power (AEP) coal-fired generating site with a legacy nameplate capacity of 1,200 MW. Smartland submitted a redevelopment bid for the site as part of our broader Ohio development pipeline, and the project remains under active evaluation. The site offers a combination of attributes that matter to a behind-the-meter buyer: existing transmission interconnection, water access, brownfield permitting precedents, and proximity to PJM-region demand growth driven by AI compute and data center build-out.

How Smartland Is Evaluating This Site

Stage 1 · Initial Visit and Technical Assessment

Smartland's team - including Vadim Kleyner and Richard Hubbard, our senior power systems engineer with thirty-plus years of experience - conducted an on-site technical walk of the legacy facility. The plant carries approximately 1,200 MW of legacy nameplate capacity and presents multiple modernization, repurposing, and partial-redevelopment pathways. The walk documented structural and operational condition and identified the strategic-investment levers most likely to align with current market and regulatory direction.

Stage 2 · Due Diligence

Smartland is conducting structured diligence on environmental compliance, brownfield-site treatment, interconnection rights, water access, and the specific permitting pathway available for a BTM gas redevelopment. The diligence package is being built to support a procurement-grade conversation with potential off-takers - either modular RICE or combined-cycle gas turbine architecture, sized to the off-taker's load.

Stage 3 · Off-Taker Engagement

Active where the timing fits. Buyers evaluating sites in the PJM footprint with 100 MW+ load and a 24-month-plus go-live window should engage with Smartland directly to discuss whether Muskingum or an adjacent Ohio site is the right fit for their requirement. Request Capacity Availability →

Why Ohio

Ohio is currently a primary development geography for Smartland. Beyond the Muskingum redevelopment, Smartland has conducted multiple site evaluations across central and eastern Ohio and has engaged at the policy level - including attendance at the Ohio Energy Symposium and direct meetings with Ohio policy leaders on the future of behind-the-meter generation. The state combines real demand growth, energy-community siting eligibility for federal credit bonuses, and a regulatory environment that supports dedicated generation for industrial and data-center loads.